Representatives of the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations took part in an online meeting with the heads of the EXPO-2020 steering committee.

Report on preparation to the launch of new Halkbank Terminal mobile application for contactless payment has been presented to the Head of the State at the session of the Cabinet of Ministers on August 21.

The tenth video conference session of the Mejlis of the sixth convocation took place. Heads of some ministries and departments as well as mass media have been invited to participate in the session.

The Mejlis of Turkmenistan has adopted the Resolutions on Ratification of the Protocol on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context to the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea, on Ratification of the European Agreement on Main International Traffic Arteries, on Ratification of the European Agreement on Main International Railway Lines, on Ratification of the European Agreement on Important International Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations, on Ratification of the European Agreement supplementing the 1968 Convention on Road Traffic, on Ratification of the European Agreement supplementing the 1968 Convention on Road Signs and Signals, on Ratification of the Protocol on Road Markings to the European Agreement supplementing the 1968 Convention on Road Signs and Signals, on Ratification of the Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

The Mejlis of Turkmenistan has adopted the Resolutions on Joining to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, on Joining to the International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations, on Joining to the Agreement on the Protection of Afro-Eurasian Migratory Wetland Birds, on Joining to the Marrakech Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled.

In his address to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of the United States of America, Donald Trump expressed gratitude to the Turkmen leader on behalf of the people of his country for congratulations on the 244th anniversary of US independence.

35 transactions were concluded at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.

In accordance with the Resolution of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Chary Gylydzhov, who is in charge for the trade complex, textile industry and entrepreneurship, and Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Esenmyrat Orazgeldiyev, who is in charge for the agro-industrial complex, were severely reprimanded for the improper execution of official duties, weakening of control over the activities of the ministries and departments under their supervision.

In order to increase the volume of potatoes, vegetables and melons and gourds, fruits and berries and other agricultural crops produced in the country, their proper storage, as well as to ensure affordable prices for these products, the President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution instructing the ""Daýhanbank"" State Commercial Bank to allocate loan assets out of the funds of the Central Bank to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection to finance the construction and reconstruction of refrigerating storehouses.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held video conference session of the Cabinet of Ministers where current subjects of the state life and drafts of some documents have been reviewed.